Petitpierre Surname

572,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Petitpierre Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petitpierre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3961:20,7403,326
France451:1,476,060142,161
England271:2,063,63279,942
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Petitpierre Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Petitpierre Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Petitpierre is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petitpierre? popularity and diffusion

The surname Petitpierre is the 572,152nd most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,226,036 people. The surname Petitpierre is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Petitpierre live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is borne by 396 people, or 1 in 20,740. In Switzerland Petitpierre is most numerous in: Canton of Vaud, where 31 percent reside, Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 21 percent reside and Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel, where 21 percent reside. Outside of Switzerland it exists in 18 countries. It is also common in France, where 8 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Petitpierre Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Petitpierre earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 55.61% more than the national average, earning $67,146 USD per year and in Canada they earn 51.79% more than the national average, earning $75,415 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petitpierre
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis